Lafe

Lafe is a male given name: 100% of people named Lafe are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 100%Female 0%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 679 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lafe

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lafe," in English, "Guten Tag Lafe," in German. Lafe is a male given name: about 100% of people named Lafe are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lafe,

German

Guten Tag Lafe,

French

Bonjour Lafe,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lafe:

Chinese

Lafe您好：

Japanese

Lafe様

English

Hi Lafe,

German

Hi Lafe,

French

Salut Lafe,

Spanish

Hola Lafe,

Chinese

Lafe你好：

Japanese

Lafeさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Lafe by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%

United States birth data

679 male · 0 female · 679 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lafe a male or female name?

Lafe is a male given name: 100% of people named Lafe are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Lafe in an email?

Is Lafe a unisex name?

Lafe is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Lafe are men. Lafe leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lafe a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lafe (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_lafe,
  title  = {Is Lafe a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lafe},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}